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Robert Hooke: The 'English Leonardo' who was a 17th-century scientific superstar

  • Written by Richard Gunderman, Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
Robert Hooke: The 'English Leonardo' who was a 17th-century scientific superstarNo contemporary portrait of Robert Hooke seems to have survived. This 2004 oil painting is based on descriptions during his lifetime.Rita Greer, CC BY

Considering his accomplishments, it’s a surprise that Robert Hooke isn’t more renowned. As a physician, I especially esteem him as the person who identified biology’s most essential...

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